Fox in a Rose Garden: Chie Akiyama vs Rose Martinelli (D)

[Misfit_Alien]

What an absurd notion. Chie being defeated by something as simple as a headlock? Ridiculous!!! She's escaped these situations dozens of times before, so why would this be any different? Why was this task proving so hard? Chie would squirm and struggle to break free, trying to move about so she could redirect herself and transition into a better, more advantageous position. However, Rose was making this quite difficult. No matter how much effort Chie put in, she couldn't get a proper grip on either of Rose's arms, especially not in a grounded position like this. Trapped in the center of the ring with no hopes of escape or a rope break, Chie went for one final attempt at escape...a last-ditch effort in the form of a roll-up pin, trying to use whatever strength she had to flip herself and Rose over so that the pink-haired woman wound up with her shoulders to the mat...However, her technique was rushed and desperate...therefore, partially sloppy. Without proper form, Chie left a gap that would only serve to make things worse for herself by giving Rose a little more leverage to work with, much to the fox woman's chagrin.

[Sigma Morgan]

Rose kept tightening her arm around Chie's neck harder and harder, as hard as she could as Chie seemed to be struggling to escape the simplistic hold until Chie managed to sloppily get Rose in a roll up pin as the referee quickly began the count. "NO!" Rose shouted rolling through and breaking the count off at one and quickly transitioning her hold and locking Chie in a crossface submission.

Crossface

"COME ON TAP OUT!" Rose shouted wrenching back as hard as she could on Chie's head. "Chie, please tap, I don't want to hurt you" Rose pleaded lightening up for a second before wrenching back as hard as she could. "But I want to win also" Rose said hoping to make Chie tap with as little pain as possible for the opponent she felt a bit of chemistry with.

[Misfit_Alien]

Chie had managed to roll the woman up...but her technique was shoddy at best, stemming from a desperate attempt to avoid failure, which came back to bite the foxy-themed wrestler in the ass. All of a sudden, Chie was outmaneuvered by her pink-haired adversary, finding herself compromised in a Crossface submission as Rose locked the hold in. The strain on Chie's neck could be felt almost immediately as the applied pressure and torque sent painful shockwaves throughout her body, causing her to jolt and spasm partially in pain as she struggled and writhed. She clawed at the canvas with her one free arm, the other stuck between Rose's legs as Chie wiggled about like a worm, looking for some way to escape...but it was fruitless. The kitsune-themed fighter had to concede...as much as it hurt her pride, she tapped out to Rose's submission. After all her years of training in MMA and subsequent time spent in wrestling, the perfectionist expected better of herself.

She held herself to a tenet of high-standard athletic principles. She trained to such a degree that she should've been able to win with ease...however, just over sixteen minutes into the match, the score had been evened out 1 - 1 between the two women. Chie looked disappointed and agitated, but not at Rose...at herself...Well, at least she could find some solace in knowing that Rose was giving this her all. To have lost to an opponent who gave one-hundred-and-ten percent of their effort was respectable, so Chie attempted to swallow that bitter taste in her mouth by congratulating Rose for her efforts.

"That was...a fantastic move, Rose." Chie said while brushing herself off. She gave due credit to her opponent, trying to hide her feelings of inadequacy with good sportsmanlike conduct. "I didn't anticipate that you'd be so skilled with technical wrestling. I guess...I still have plenty to learn, it seems." The perfectionist muttered, putting some distance between herself and Rose before they collided again in the next round.

[Sigma Morgan]

Rose continued to wrench on Chie's head until she heard the bell and saw her opponent tapping. Rose quickly released the hold making sure she didn't hurt Chie. Rose looked at her fox themed opponent and saw she looked agitated, this made Rose feel nervous and sad as she remained silent and watched as the woman got up and brushed herself off. "I.." Rose couldn't think of anything to say after Chie congratulated her on scoring a point in there match not sure what to think since Chie seemed extremely upset. Rose followed Chie to her corner despite her opponent seemingly wanting some distance. Rose stared into Chie's eyes before grabbing her hands gently and brought her face close to the fox themed wrestlers. "Thanks Chie, I really did get lucky though, you're still the better fighter between the both of us though" Rose said trying to make sure Chie feel better about things before the next round keeping the two of them close during the intermission.

[Misfit_Alien]

Chie's eyes widened slightly as she saw Rose behind her. She had stepped away, but the pink-haired woman had followed regardless, showing signs of concern and empathy for her white-haired adversary. Rose approached and took Chie's face in her hands, shocking the woman with how forward she was. Chie was an emotionally distant woman, but Rose's pull felt like something she couldn't get away from, something she couldn't ignore...She liked it. Not automatically isolating herself and cutting her feelings off, but learning to process how she felt. To think she'd experience something like this in a fight. "Mm-...W-well, you shouldn't discredit yourself or your skills on my account, Rose." She said, bashfully. "You'd be wise to step away quickly before I take advantage of the moment again...And then we'll see how lucky you are." She remarked in a teasing manner.

[Sigma Morgan]

Rose smiled as Chie seemed rather bashful at Rose's remark about Chie being the better fighter. "Chie, its not discrediting myself if its true though Rose replied remaining modest. She then heard Chie mention backing away to which Rose would sigh and give a nod to but not before leaning in to try to give Chie a quick kiss on the lips. "See you soon" Rose said joking before turning around and walking to her corner her hips swaying side to side as she walked across the ring before reaching her corner and turning around waiting for the next round and for Chie to make the next move.

[Misfit_Alien]

Chie felt...flustered by Rose's words and actions. She couldn't deny what she was feeling any longer. This was...desire. It was love. A strange fixation and admiration toward the pink-haired woman. Be it surface-level or something deeper, Chie couldn't fathom the thought of thinking about anyone but Rose. Her lips pursed as she saw Rose walk away, noticing the slight strut she gave with each step. This made the white-haired wrestler shiver with delight, goosebumps running up and down her arms and body. She smiled softly and prepared herself for what came next. The momentary, unspoken grace period between these two had run its course...now was the time for action. Chie wasted no time in moving toward Rose, attempting to grab hold of her.

If successful, Chie would force her way around Rose's back, transitioning the woman into a standing Chicken Wing hold, forcing the debuting talent's arm behind her back, wrenching it with a little torque. "Well, by now-...I'd say we can skip the pleasantries and speed things along. No more holding back. No more slowing down." Chie said, taking Rose by her arm and quickly Irish Whipping her into the nearest corner.

[Sigma Morgan]

Rose smirked as she reached her corner she really liked her opponent despite the woman's earlier tricks but Rose needed to focus and get her head in the game so to speak. Rose then heard the bell ring and met her opponent once more towards the middle of the ring but it seemed Chie was going to waste no time with the woman quickly grabbing Rose's arm and forcing her into a standing chicken wing hold as she spoke to Rose. "You act like you didn't enjoy things when we were being pl- Rose's playful reply was cut off by an Irish whip to the corner causing her to crash into the turnbuckle stunning her in the corner.

[Misfit_Alien]

"Oh trust me, I enjoyed every second...Make no mistake, this match has been quite an eye-opening experience for me." Chie replied, readying herself to follow behind Rose. The fox-themed wrestler aimed to hit the woman with a splash-type move, with a little flair added to it~...If all went according to Chie's plan, the woman would be uninterrupted in her attempt to go for a Handspring Back Bump. She would break into a handspring, flipping and twirling across the ring until she planted her feet down firmly and used the momentum she built up to LAUNCH her backside against Rose to sandwich her between the corner and the back of her body. "Trust me, we'll have all the time in the world to chat AFTER the match is over...because-...I have a lot to say to you, but now isn't the time." Chie said, turning her head back toward Rose. "I want it to be for your ears only." She would whisper.

Spoiler

[Sigma Morgan]

Rose was stunned in the corner barely listening to whatever Chie was saying. As Rose was a tad stunned she looked up just in time to see Chie approaching her with some flare doing something similar to a cartwheel and before Rose's mind could process what was going on Chie splashed against her sandwiching her even more against the turnbuckle as Rose slumped to a seated position in the corner. Rose groaned as Chie continued to speak but her ears perked up when Chie mentioned that she only wanted Rose to hear it as a weak smile same across Rose's face even as she was left seated and weakened in the corner simply just sitting there waiting for her fox themed opponents next move.